Judgment of the General Court of 16 October 2014 — Larrañaga Otaño v OHIM (GRAPHENE)
(Case T-459/13) 1
(Community trade mark — Application for Community word mark GRAPHENE — Absolute ground for refusal — Descriptive character — Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 207/2009)
Language of the case: Spanish
Parties
Applicants: Joseba Larrañaga Otaño (San Sebastián, Spain) and Mikel Larrañaga Otaño (San Sebastián) (represented by: F. Bueno Salamero, lawyer)
Defendant: Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (represented by: Ó. Mondéjar Ortuño, acting as Agent)
Re:
Action brought against the decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM of 12 June 2013 (Case R 210/2013-2) concerning an application for registration of the word sign GRAPHENE as a Community trade mark.
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
1. Dismisses the action;
2. Orders Joseba Larrañaga Otaño and Mikel Larrañaga Otaño to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 313, 26.10.2013.